Woman critically injured in blaze at south London apartment building

One person was injured after a blaze at a low-rise apartment building in south London Wednesday morning.

Liny Lamberink / 980 CFPL

One woman was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries Wednesday following an apartment fire in south London.

Fire officials responded to a blaze at 140 Langarth St. W., a low-rise apartment building west of Wharncliffe Road South, around 8:30 a.m.

One window is blown out of this apartment building at 140 Langarth St. W in #ldnont, where crews responded to a fire call this morning. Officials say one person was taken to hospital, but the extent of their injuries is unclear. pic.twitter.com/Ruj0BLcKKi

Although there was nothing visible from outside the red-brick structure when crews first arrived, platoon Chief Gary Mosburger said they battled thick smoke and zero visibility inside a single unit on the second floor.

There was a “very small amount of actual fire mostly contained to the unit itself,” he said.

Police said a woman was taken to hospital from the scene and remains in critical condition.

The Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal has been called in to probe the circumstances of the blaze, and a damage estimate hasn’t been made yet.

Ontario’s fire marshal will be probing an apartment fire in south London. Platoon chief Gary Mosburger says the fire at 140 Langarth St. W. was small, but there was zero visibility in one unit. The condition of one individual, who was taken to hospital, is unclear. pic.twitter.com/7aNNr3Uzvz